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Album Reviews

Carousel “Carousel EP” (Independent, 2017)

October 4, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
A youthful four-piece band from Southend On Sea, Carousel dive into the increasingly crowded pool of UK bands playing Americana on this, their debut recording. They hover around the radio friendly sounds of bands such as […]
Album Reviews

Nathan Xander “Blue House” (Trailer Fire Records, 2017)

September 26, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
Originally from Pennsylvania, Nathan Xander terms himself a troubadour, widely travelled in the States as he sings his songs. Blue House was recorded in upstate New York with a small band set up – guitar, bass, […]
Live Reviews

Summerhill + Snakes Of Shake + Mick Hargan, The Griffin Glasgow, 17th September 2017

September 21, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
A late eighties jangly update on The Byrds with some REM thrown in, Summerhill were formed from the ashes of Snakes Of Shake, a Glasgow band who thrived locally along with peers such as Lloyd Cole […]
Album Reviews

Jim McHugh “Noise Machine” (Independent, 2017)

September 18, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
A native of Monaghan, Ireland, Jim McHugh is, as the name of his debut album suggests, a bit of a thrash merchant at times. The opening song, Hills Of Mullyash crashes into view with distorted guitar […]
Live Reviews

Texas Troubadours: Chuck Hawthorne, Libby Koch & Rachel Laven, MacSorleys, Glasgow, 1st August 2017

August 15, 2017 Paul Kerr 0
These three Texan singer/songwriters played their third show of a lengthy UK and Ireland trip throughout August in a handsome Victorian bar in Glasgow. It was a freewheeling night with all three on stage for a […]

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Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

Behind the Songs
March 30, 2026 0
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Big Harp “Runs to Blue”

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For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

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Various Artists “Old No. 1 Revisited”

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Fruit Bats head for “The Landfill” with the new album out in June

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Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]
artwork for Big Harp album "Runs to Blue"
Album Reviews

Big Harp “Runs to Blue”

March 30, 2026 0
Los Angeles-based Big Harp duo relaunch with plainspoken album after ten-year hiatus. Farmland and ranches make up close on 90% of Nebraska’s land area. Not the likeliest place to find a thriving indie music hub, perhaps; […]
Jefferson Airplane publicity photo 1970
Features

For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”

March 30, 2026 0
If I were to casually name-drop Jefferson Airplane’s Surrealistic Pillow (1967), you might find yourself thinking about Grace Slick’s voice bellowing through Somebody to Love, or the rolling-drum acid-trip stylings of White Rabbit. God knows those […]

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  • Big Harp “Runs to Blue”
  • For the Sake of the Song: Jefferson Airplane “Comin’ Back to Me”
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  • Fruit Bats head for “The Landfill” with the new album out in June
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Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Natalie Del Carmen “Pastures”

March 30, 2026 0
When it comes right down to it, the heart of americana music has always been about connecting listeners to real experiences and emotions, and Natalie Del Carmen is currently one of the best examples of what […]
Interviews

Interview: Michael Timmins on “More Acoustic Junk”, Cowboy Junkies and, well… other Mike stuff

March 25, 2026 1
A few months ago, we got an album of more (acoustic) junk from the Junkies. Okay, that is a horrible image. Better start over. Michael Timmins, along with siblings Margo and Peter, and Alan Anton, the […]
Interviews

Interview: Bob Lind on “It Oughta Be Easy”

March 12, 2026 0
Folk icon talks life, hope, and his 2026 record. Bob Lind recently released his fourth studio album of new material in the past fourteen years, “It Oughta Be Easy,” a characteristically literate, introspective, and often humorous […]

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The Top 10 Greatest Ever Americana Artists: Number 3 – Steve Earle

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As we reach the podium places it is little surprise to see Steve Earle occupying one of them. He received 46 points from AUK writers to comfortably get him over the line into third place, helped […]
Political Pops

Pick of the Political Pops: Hank Snow “Poison Love”

March 16, 2018 0
We thanked Crikey Almighty for The Bunker this week what with nutters running around with chemical weapons and nerve agents poisoning folk. Appalling behaviour and something we hope is dealt with swiftly. TM The PM did […]
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Sarah McQuaid to play UK shows in early 2026

December 11, 2025 0
Having just returned from a successful two-month tour in the USA, Cornwall-based singer-songwriter Sarah McQuaid is gearing up for a short “warm-up” UK tour starting on 16th January, and she’s already at work on her new […]

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